Unit 1 Introduction & Basics of mechanism

INTRODUCTION
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Mr.B.K.Parrthipan, M.E., M.B.A., (Ph.D).,
Assistant Professor / Mechanical Engineering,
Kamaraj College of Engineering and Technology.
KINEMATICS OF MACHINERY

THEORY OF MACHINES
• The subject Theory of Machines may be
defined as the branch of science which deals
with the study of relative motion between the
various part of machine and the forces which
act on them.
Kinematics of Machinery - B.K.Parrthipan 2

THEORY OF MACHINES -
BRANCHES
1. Statics.
It is that branch of Theory of Machines
which deals with the forces and their effects
while the machine parts are at rest. The mass
of the parts is assumed to be negligible.
2. Dynamics.
which deals with the forces and their effects,
while acting upon the machine parts in motion.

THEORY OF MACHINES -
BRANCHES
3. Kinematics.
which deals with the relative motion between
the various parts of the machines.
4. Kinetics.
which deals with the inertia forces which arise
from the combined effect of the mass and
motion of the machine parts.

MECHANISM
Mechanism:
• Mechanism is combinations of number of
bodies (usually rigid bodies) are assembled in
such a way that the motion of one causes
constrained and predictable motion to the
others.
• A mechanism transmits and modifies a motion.

MACHINE
Machine:
• A Machine is a mechanism or combination of
mechanisms imparting definite motions to the
parts.
• Also, it transmits and modifies the available
mechanical energy into desired (or useful)
work.

LINK
Link:
Each part of a machine, which moves relative
to some other part, is known as a kinematic
link (or simply link) or element.
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Binary link Ternary link Quaternary link

LINK
Characteristics:
• It Possess two nodes
• It is resistant body
• It has relative motion

TYPES OF LINK
1. Rigid link.
A rigid link is one which does not undergo any
deformation while transmitting motion.
2. Flexible link.
A flexible link is one which is partly deformed in
a manner not to affect the transmission of motion.
3. Fluid link.
A fluid link is one in which the motion is
transmitted through the fluid by pressure or
compression.

STRUCTURE
• It is an assemblage of a number of resistant
bodies (known as members) having no relative
motion between them and meant for carrying
loads having straining action.
• A railway bridge, a roof truss, machine frames
etc., are the examples of a structure.
• It differs from a machine.

EXAMPLE OF A STRUCTURE

DIFFERENCE BETWEEN
MACHINE AND STRUCTURE
• The parts of a machine move relative to one
another, whereas the members of a structure do
not move relative to one another.
• A machine transforms the available energy
into some useful work, whereas in a structure
no energy is transformed into useful work.
• The links of a machine may transmit both
power and motion, while the members of a
structure transmit forces only.`

KINEMATIC PAIR
• The two links or elements of a machine, when
in contact with each other, are said to form a
pair. If the relative motion between them is
completely or successfully constrained (i.e. in
a definite direction), the pair is known as
kinematic pair.

TYPES OF CONSTRAINED MOTIONS
1. Completely constrained motion.
When the motion between a pair is limited to a definite
direction irrespective of the direction of force applied, then
the motion is said to be a completely constrained motion.
For example, the piston and cylinder (in a steam engine)
form a pair and the motion of the piston is limited to a
definite direction (i.e. it will only reciprocate) relative to the
cylinder irrespective of the direction of motion of the crank.
The motion of a square bar in a square hole and the motion of
a shaft with collars at each end in a circular hole are also
examples of completely constrained motion.

2. INCOMPLETELY CONSTRAINED MOTION
When the motion between a pair can take place in more than
one direction, then the motion is called an incompletely
constrained motion.
The change in the direction of impressed force may alter the
direction of relative motion between the pair.
A circular bar or shaft in a circular hole, as shown in Fig, is an
example of an incompletely constrained motion as it may
either rotate or slide in a hole. These both motions have no
relationship with the other.

3. SUCCESSFULLY CONSTRAINED MOTION
When the motion between the elements, forming a pair, is such
that the constrained motion is not completed by itself, but by
some other means, then the motion is said to be successfully
constrained motion.
Consider a shaft in a foot-step bearing as shown in Fig. The
shaft may rotate in a bearing or it may move upwards. This is a
case of incompletely constrained motion. But if the load is
placed on the shaft to prevent axial upward movement of the
shaft, then the motion of the pair is said to be successfully
constrained motion.
The motion of an I.C. engine valve
and the piston reciprocating inside an
engine cylinder are also the examples
of successfully constrained motion.

CLASSIFICATION
• According to the type of relative motion
between the elements
• According to the type of contact between the
elements
• According to the type of closure

TYPE OF RELATIVE MOTION BETWEEN
THE ELEMENTS
(a) Sliding pair.
When the two elements of a pair are connected in such a way
that one can only slide relative to the other, the pair is known
as a sliding pair.
Eg: The piston and cylinder.

THE ELEMENTS
(b) Turning pair.
that one can only turn or revolve about a fixed axis of another
link, the pair is known as turning pair.
Eg: Cycle wheels turning over their axle

THE ELEMENTS
(c) Rolling pair.
that one rolls
over another fixed link, the pair is known as rolling pair.
Eg: Ball and roller bearings

THE ELEMENTS
(d) Screw pair.
that one element can turn about the other by screw threads, the
pair is known as screw pair.
Eg: Bolt with a nut.

THE ELEMENTS
(e) Spherical pair.
that one element (with spherical shape) turns or swivels about
the other fixed element, the pair formed is called a spherical
pair.
Eg: The ball and socket joint

TYPE OF CONTACT BETWEEN THE
ELEMENTS
(a) Lower pair.
When the two elements of a pair have a surface contact
when relative motion takes place and the surface of one
element slides over the surface of the other, the pair formed
is known as lower pair. It will be seen that sliding pairs,
turning pairs and screw pairs form lower pairs.
Examples: Nut turning on a screw, shaft rotating in a
bearing, all pairs of a slider-crank mechanism, universal
joint, etc.

TYPE OF CONTACT BETWEEN THE
ELEMENTS
(b) Higher pair.
When the two elements of a pair have a line or point
contact when relative motion takes place and the
motion between the two elements is partly turning and
partly sliding, then the pair is known as higher pair.
Examples:
Wheel rolling on a surface, cam and follower pair, tooth
gears, ball and roller bearings, etc.

TYPE OF CLOSURE BETWEEN THE
ELEMENTS
(a) Self closed pair.
When the two elements of a
pair are connected together
mechanically in such a way
that only required kind of
relative motion occurs, it is
then known as self closed
pair. The lower pairs are self
closed pair.
(b) Force - closed pair.
When the two elements of a
pair are not connected
mechanically but are kept
in contact by the action of
external forces, the pair is
said to be a force-closed pair.

KINEMATIC CHAIN
When the kinematic pairs are coupled in such a way that the last link is
joined to the first link to transmit definite motion (i.e. completely or
successfully constrained motion), it is called a kinematic chain.
Ex:
The crankshaft of an engine forms a kinematic pair with the bearings which
are fixed in a pair, the connecting rod with the crank forms a second
kinematic pair, the piston with the connecting rod forms a third pair and the
piston with the cylinder forms a fourth pair. The total combination of these
links is a kinematic chain.

TYPES OF JOINTS IN A CHAIN
• Binary joint
• Ternary joint (2BJ)
• Quaternary joint (3BJ)

MECHANISM
When one of the links of a kinematic chain is fixed, the chain
is known as mechanism.
Classification:
A. Based on no. of links
1. Simple Mechanism:
A mechanism with four links is known as simple
mechanism,
2. Compound Mechanism:
The mechanism with more than four links is known as
compound mechanism.

MECHANISM
B. Based on mobility
1. Planar Mechanism
When all the links of a mechanism have plane motion, it is called
as a planar mechanism. All the links in a planar mechanism move
in planes parallel to the reference plane.
2. Spherical Mechanism
3. Spatial Mechanism
Spatial Mechanism have special geometric characteristics in that
all revolute axes are parallel and perpendicular to the plane of
motion and all prism axes lie in the plane of motion.

DEGREES OF FREEDOM/ MOBILITY
• It is defined as the number of input parameters
(usually pair variables) which must be independently
controlled in order to bring the mechanism into a
useful engineering purpose.
• It is possible to determine the number of degrees of
freedom of a mechanism directly from the number of
links and the number and types of joints which it
includes
• It is denoted by n

KUTZBACH CRITERION
n = 3 (l – 1) – 2 j – h
Where,
l = no. of link
j = no. of binary joints
h = no. of higher pair

MECHANISMS WITH A HIGHER PAIR

GRUEBLERS CRITERION
• The Grubler’s criterion applies to mechanisms
with only single degree of freedom joints
where the overall mobility of the mechanism is
unity.

GRASHOFF’S LAW
This law states that the sum of lengths of
longest and shortest links should be less than
sum of the lengths of other two links
l + S < p + q
Class I mechanism - Obeys Grashoff Law
Class II mechnism - Violates Grashoff Law

INVERSION OF A MECHANISM
• The method of obtaining different mechanisms by fixing
different links in a kinematic chain, is known as inversion of
the mechanism

FOUR BAR CHAIN
Basic Kinematic Chain of a Four bar chain consists of
• Frame (AB)
• Crank (AD)
• Coupler (DC)
• Output link (BC)

INVERSIONS OF FOUR BAR CHAIN
• Crank and Lever Mechanism (Beam Engine)
• Double Crank Mechanism (Coupling rod of a locomotive)
• Rocker rocker or double rocker or double lever mechanism
(Watts Indicator Mechanism)

BEAM ENGINE
• In this mechanism, when the crank rotates about the fixed
centre A, the lever oscillates about a fixed centre D.
• The end E of the lever CDE is connected to a piston rod which
reciprocates due to the rotation of the crank.
• In other words, the purpose of this mechanism is to convert
rotary motion into reciprocating motion.

COUPLING ROD OF LOCOMOTIVE
• In this mechanism, the links AD and BC (having equal length)
act as cranks and are connected to the respective wheels.
• The link CD acts as a coupling rod and the link AB is fixed in
order to maintain a constant centre to centre distance between
them.
• This mechanism is meant for transmitting rotary motion from
one wheel to the other wheel.

WATT’S INDICATOR DIAGRAM
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A Watt’s indicator mechanism (also known as Watt's straight line
mechanism or double lever mechanism) which consists of four links,
is shown in Fig.
• The four links are : fixed link at A, link AC, link CE and link BFD.
It may be noted that BF and FD form one link because these two
parts have no relative motion between them. The links CE and BFD
act as levers.
• The displacement of the link BFD is directly proportional to the
pressure of gas or steam which acts on the indicator plunger.
• On any small displacement of the mechanism, the
tracing point E at the end of the link CE traces out
approximately a straight line.
• The initial position of the mechanism is shown in
Fig. by full lines whereas the dotted lines show
the position of the mechanism when the gas or
steam pressure acts on the indicator plunger.

WATT’S INDICATOR DIAGRAM

MECHANICALADVANTAGE
• It is defined as the ratio of output torque to the input torque.
• It is also defined as the ratio of load to effort.

TRANSMISSION ANGLE
• It is defined as the angle between the coupler and the follower
and it is denoted by

SINGLE SLIDER CRANK CHAIN
• Frame
• Crank
• Connecting Rod
• Cross Head – Slider

INVERSIONS
• Pendulum Pump or Bull Engine
• Oscillating Cylinder Engine
• Rotary IC Engine or Gnome Engine
• Crank and Slotted Lever Mechanism
• Whitworth Quick Return Mechanism

PENDULUM PUMP

OSCILLATING CYLINDER ENGINE

ROTARY IC ENGINE OR GNOME ENGINE

CRANK AND SLOTTED QUICK RETURN
MECHANISM

WHITWORTH QUICK RETURN MECHANISM

INVERSIONS OF DOUBLE SLIDER
CRANK MECHANISM
• Elliptical trammels
• Scotch yoke mechanism
• Oldham’s coupling
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1. Elliptical trammels.
• It is an instrument used for drawing ellipses. This inversion is obtained by fixing the
slotted plate (link 4), as shown in Fig.
• The fixed plate or link 4 has two straight grooves cut in it, at right angles to each
other.
• The link 1 and link 3, are known as sliders and form sliding pairs with link 4. The
link AB (link 2) is a bar which forms turning pair with links 1 and 3.
• When the links 1 and 3 slide along their respective grooves, any point on the link 2
such as P traces out an ellipse on the surface of link 4, as shown in Fig. A little
consideration will show that AP and BP are the semi-major axis and semi-minor axis
of the ellipse respectively.
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2. Scotch yoke mechanism.
• The Scotch yoke is a mechanism for converting the linear motion of a
slider into rotational motion or vice-versa. The piston or other reciprocating
part is directly coupled to a sliding yoke with a slot that engages a pin on
the rotating part.
• This mechanism is used for converting rotary motion into a reciprocating
motion. The inversion is obtained by fixing either the link 1 or link 3. In
Fig. link 1 is fixed.
• In this mechanism, when the link 2 (which corresponds to crank) rotates
about B as centre, the link 4 (which corresponds to a frame) reciprocates.
• The fixed link 1 guides the frame.
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3. Oldham’s coupling.
• An oldham's coupling is used for connecting two parallel shafts whose axes are at a
small distance apart. The shafts are coupled in such a way that if one shaft rotates,
the other shaft also rotates at the same speed.
• This inversion is obtained by fixing the link 2, as shown in Fig (a).
• The shafts to be connected have two flanges (link 1 and link 3) rigidly fastened at
their ends by forging.
• The link 1 and link 3 form turning pairs with link 2.
• These flanges have diametrical slots cut in their inner faces, as shown in Fig.(b).
• The intermediate piece (link 4) which is a circular disc, have two tongues (i.e.
diametrical projections) T1 and T2 on each face at right angles to each other, as
shown in Fig. (c).
• The tongues on the link 4 closely fit into the slots in the two flanges (link 1 and link
3). The link 4 can slide or reciprocate in the slots in the flanges.
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Straight Line Generating Mechanism
• Two types
• only turning pairs are used
• only sliding pairs are used
• Also Classified as
• Exact Straight line mechanism
• Approximate straight line mechanism

Exact Straight line Mechanism
• Peaucellier Mechanism

Approximate Straight Line Mechanism
• Watt’s Mechanism

Universal or Hooke’s joint

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